10 Things about Max - September edition

Everyone told me three would be harder than two - 

and they were TOTALLY right! Max is (more) vocal, 

(more) opinionated, and generally lets you know what

he does and does not want to be doing. 

However, he is also, funny, charming, curious, 

and tender.  When a drawer front fell

on my toe/foot this weekend, he said, 

"Mama, I can kiss it for you" and then 

asked Mims to get him off the counter, 

"because mommy's foot is hurting". Lately, 

he's been saying that he's "too scared" to 

go to bed.  All that really means (I think) is that

he actually doesn't want to be going to bed. He is

willing to compromise on the going to bed

with a quick trip to the bathroom and rock in

in the chair. He continues to have a bath every

night.  Told me his favorite food was sandwiches. 

And, his favorite colors were green, and blue, 

and purple. Max can also be bribed

to do nearly anything with the promise of some

time playing apps on your phone or a lifesaver. 

Here are just ten more funny

and memorable things he's doing right now:
(I'm going to sprinkle in some random photos
of him taken over the last month or so
that never made it into a blog post).

1.) If you ask him to tell you a secret, he will

almost always say "Everywhere you go, you find

Mc/Nick junior.  We have no idea what this
means but he cackles with laughter after he tells us.

 

2.) He likes to check and see if he has "prune" fingers

after a long bath or time in the pool.

 

3.) He likes to yell "Cannonball" as he jumps

off the side of the pool. 

4.) His favorite toy might be his stomp rocket. 

He got this for his birthday from Uncle Nick

and Aunt Cassie. Funny story - one of the rockets

may or may not be stuck in our neighbors gutters.

 

5.) Loves chase and tag games

6.) If he could attend a fair or festival

every weekend, he most definitely would. 

He has no fears when it comes to the rides

and will accept help from any carnival worker

if it brings him closer to the game/ride/bounce house etc.

 

7.) Recently he discovered "Clifford the Big Red" dog

on Netflix.  I loved these books growing up and it

thrills me that he now loves him too. If you ask

Max what made Clifford grow so big, he will tell

you "love" (which is what the intro song) says.

8.) His favorite snacks are combos, chicago style

popcorn, and cheez-its

9.)  Every night after his bath we look at the calendar

and talk about what the next day will look like (i.e. 

will he be going to Jessi's house? Will it be a 

Mim's and Grandpa day? Mommy/Daddy day?)

He loves to draw/scribble in the calendar blocks.

 

10.)  This weekend he told us repeatedly that

Penny (Auntie Stacy's dog) "cracks me up".

Bonus:  He still loves to do some Snap Chatting with me :)

This is just a smidgen of what makes Max
so funny and fun to be around!
xoxo